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Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over

Event
Team GO Rocket
Starts:
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, September 21, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

The Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over event arrives, featuring Indeedee’s debut! Face Team GO Rocket, save Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus, and enjoy special bonuses throughout the event!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Shadow Shadow Spawns Spawns Eggs Eggs Raids Raids Research Research Shiny Shiny Sales Sales Graphic Graphic




Bonuses

Additional Candy for Nice Throws or better
Additional Candy for Nice Throws or better
1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period
1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period
Increased chance for Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up
Increased chance for Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up
Lunatone and Solrock will both appear in the wild during the event, regardless of your location
Lunatone and Solrock will both appear in the wild during the event, regardless of your location
Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons* **
Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently at PokéStops and in balloons* **
You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration*
You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration*
Pokémon caught via one-star and three-star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP*
Pokémon caught via one-star and three-star Shadow Raids during the event will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP*

* These bonuses will be active from Tuesday, September 16, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time.

* * Rocket Balloons are appearing every two hours.

Features

Pokémon Debut

The Emotion Pokémon Indeedee will make its Pokémon GO debut! Also, you’ll be able to hatch Shiny Indeedee—if you’re lucky!

  • shiny
    Indeedee (Male)
  • shiny
    Indeedee (Female)

Save Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus!

Special Research will be unlocked at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!

You can claim this Special Research until the end of Pokémon GO: Tales of Transformation on December 2, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

  • Tornadus (Incarnate)

Shadow

Team GO Rocket Grunts—and their leaders, Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo—are using different Shadow Pokémon.

Team GO Rocket has also turned the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon. Defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts to save them!

You can find updated Team GO Rocket lineups here on Leek Duck after the event starts. It will take a couple days for complete lineups.

New Shadow Pokémon

  • Qwilfish
  • Swablu
  • Baltoy
  • Deino
  • shiny
    Feebas

Team GO Rocket Leaders

Team GO Rocket Leaders Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo are using the following Pokémon in their lineups:

  • Arlo - Wobbuffet
  • Cliff - Larvitar
  • Sierra - Feebas
  • shiny
    Wobbuffet
  • shiny
    Larvitar
  • shiny
    Feebas

Spawns

The following Pokémon and more will appear more frequently in the wild.

  • shiny
    Abra
  • shiny
    Galarian Slowpoke
  • shiny
    Spoink
  • shiny
    Lunatone
  • shiny
    Solrock
  • shiny
    Elgyem
  • shiny
    Inkay

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • shiny
    Beldum

Eggs

In 5 km Eggs

  • shiny
    Smoochum
  • shiny
    Chingling
  • shiny
    Espurr
  • shiny
    Indeedee (Male)
  • shiny
    Indeedee (Female)

Raids

Raid Battles

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Galarian Ponyta
  • shiny
    Galarian Slowpoke
  • shiny
    Girafarig
  • shiny
    Espurr

Three-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Alolan Raichu
  • shiny
    Hisuian Braviary
  • shiny
    Wyrdeer

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in Shadow Raids! Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.

Appearing in 1-Star Shadow Raids

  • shiny
    Drowzee
  • shiny
    Ralts
  • shiny
    Bagon
  • Snover

Appearing in 3-Star Shadow Raids

  • shiny
    Scyther
  • shiny
    Aerodactyl
  • shiny
    Sableye

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn Fast TMs, Charged TMs, Mysterious Components, and more!

  • Catch 3 Solrock or Lunatone
    REWARD
    Starmie
    Max CP
    1107
    Min CP
    1053
  • Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt
    REWARD
    ×1
     Mysterious Component ×1
  • Evolve a Pokémon
    REWARD
    ×1200
     Stardust ×1200
  • Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×1
     Fast TM ×1
    ×1
     Charged TM ×1

Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over

Event-exclusive Special Research

Special Research will be unlocked at the beginning of this event. Progress through it to receive a Super Rocket Radar and chase down Giovanni!

You can claim this Special Research until the end of Pokémon GO: Tales of Transformation on December 2, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

STEP
1
Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over (1/5)
Catch 15 Pokémon
×5
 Pinap Berry ×5
Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon
×10
 Poké Ball ×10
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts
×1
 Mysterious Component ×1

REWARDS

1500 XP
×500
Inkay
STEP
2
Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over (2/5)
Catch 20 Pokémon
×5
 Pinap Berry ×5
Purify 5 Shadow Pokémon
×10
 Great Ball ×10
Defeat 6 Team GO Rocket Grunts
×3
 Mysterious Component ×3

REWARDS

2000 XP
×1000
Wobbuffet
STEP
3
Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over (3/5)
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Arlo
×2500
2500 XP
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff
×2500
2500 XP
Defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra
×2500
2500 XP

REWARDS

2500 XP
×1500
×1
STEP
4
Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over (4/5)
Find the Team GO Rocket Boss
×10
 Hyper Potion ×10
Battle the Team GO Rocket Boss
×10
 Ultra Ball ×10
Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss
×6
 Max Revive ×6

REWARDS

3000 XP
×2000
Hypno
STEP
5
Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over (5/5)
Claim Reward!
×1500
 Stardust ×1500
Claim Reward!
×1500
 Stardust ×1500
Claim Reward!
×1500
 Stardust ×1500

REWARDS

6000 XP
×5000
×3

Psychic Spectacular Premium Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research

For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
STEP
1
Psychic Spectacular Premium Timed Research (1/2)
Explore 1 km Abra
Catch 15 Pokémon Ralts
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members Solosis
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon Slowpoke

REWARDS

Oranguru
×1
STEP
2
Psychic Spectacular Premium Timed Research (2/2)
Explore 1 km Drowzee
Catch 15 Pokémon Hatenna
Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members Gothita
Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon Galarian Slowpoke

REWARDS

Wyrdeer
×1
×1

Collection Challenge

Complete the Collection Challenge to receive XP and one Rocket Radar.

Rescue the following Shadow Pokémon from Team GO Rocket Grunts:

  • Swablu - Available from Normal-type Male Grunts
  • Baltoy - Available from Psychic-type Male Grunts
  • Qwilfish - Available from Poison-type Female Grunts
  • Deino - Available from Dragon-type Female Grunts

For detailed Team GO Rocket lineups, visit my Rocket Lineups page.

Trainer can also catch these Pokémon from other places to fulfill the Collection Challenge but they are meant to be caught from Team GO Rocket encounters.

Gathering Shadows Collection Challenge
Rescue these Shadow Pokémon from Team GO Rocket Grunts to complete the Collection Challenge!
Swablu
Baltoy
Qwilfish
Deino

REWARDS

×1
8000 XP

Shiny

Shiny Indeedee makes its debut during this event and can be hatched from 5 km Eggs.

  • Indeedee (Male)
  • Indeedee (Female)

Sales

Pokémon GO Web Store – Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over Ultra Ticket Box

The Psychic Spectacular: Taken Over Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes both an event ticket and three bonus Silver Pinap Berries at no additional cost!

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

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